Reason.tv, looking for a way to celebrate opening day, put together this fun video recounting the United States government’s odd affinity for holding very official hearings to discuss the issues plaguing Major League Baseball. »4/06/15 12:04pm 4/06/15 12:04pm

Staff from both the U.S. House and Senate, along with elected officials and the Senate chaplain, walked out today to show support for those protesting the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. »12/11/14 4:17pm 12/11/14 4:17pm

Members of Congress and conservative lobbyists have been celebrating a very special birthday: President George W. Bush's official activation of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system. But the sad truth is that they're celebrating 10 years of self-delusion. The project is broken, despite the $40 billion spent on it.»10/16/14 12:15pm 10/16/14 12:15pm

If the federal case against him is accurate, Jesse Jackson Jr. is taking a fall in part because of his covetousness for a "football signed by American Presidents" valued at $5,000. The former U.S. Congressman from Illinois and a conspirator are accused of fraudulently raising campaign funds and using the money "for… »2/16/13 1:30pm 2/16/13 1:30pm

So says U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton in court transcripts recently made public. While at a company picnic last September, Walton made an off-the-cuff remark to a former colleague's spouse—also an attorney. The spouse said something to the effect of "Looks like you have to retry the Roger Clemens case" and… »4/14/12 6:45pm 4/14/12 6:45pm

The Senate invited the Braves manager to Capitol Hill to celebrate his upcoming retirement, complete with a misspelled cake that read "Thanks For 50 Great Years Bobby Cocks." Bobby Years, on the other hand, is still sore. [DC Sports Bog] »5/05/10 11:30am 5/05/10 11:30am

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was called to the national principal's office today to explain to senile Congresspeople why football isn't the deadliest game in town. We had some trouble following the testimony because this terrible headache. »10/28/09 4:30pm 10/28/09 4:30pm

Stop Shuler, the site that unsuccessfully attempted to keep now-Congressman Heath Shuler from returning to Washington, D.C., would probably have a field day with this: Shuler was the quarterback for the Congressional team in a game against the Capitol Police ... and he got shut out. »10/23/07 4:00pm 10/23/07 4:00pm